Legal Opinion
Application of Karl Ziegler, Heinz Breil, Erhard Holzkamp and Heinz Martin
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 17, 1971No. Patent Appeal 8405PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-4, 6-10, 12-19, 23, 28-34, 44, 86-96, 99, 101, and 105-106 in appellant’s application entitled “Polymerization of Ethylenieally Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.” 1 No claims have been allowed.
The invention relates to the polymerization of ethylenieally unsaturated hydrocarbons with what have become known as “Ziegler catalysts.” Claim 1 is considered representative:
1. Method for the polymerization of ethylenieally unsaturated hydrocarbons which comprises contacting at least one…
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